Welcome to my blog! My name is Wendy Pendarvis and I currently teach 3rd grade. I have a passion for paper crafting, stamping, and scrapbooking. I love to make things for my students and my classroom. I started this blog so I could have a special place to share my creativity and ideas with others who also have the same interests. Please feel free to join my blog, leave comments, or share your own ideas that you have to help inspire other educators. Have a blessed day!!! ;)

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Make sure you sign up for your 15% off Teachers Reward Card!!! Plus this year you will get 20% off of your purchases when you shop on August 14th and 15th!! Remember to take advantage of this when you are buying that fabric for your bulletin boards or any craft supplies for your classroom. I love that JoAnn Fabrics has this program for teachers!!!! Have a great day everyone.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Ever have the school secretary wonder where your class is? You can solve this problem by creating your own door hangers. Save those cereal boxes! I cut out a door hanger from this cereal box. I used a deep cutting blade-speed medium-pressure maximum.

Makin the Grade cartridge-apple, cut at 2 1/2 inches, font for words welded the letters using the Gypsy

Create a Critter cartridge-worm, page 65 cut at 2 inches

Materials used for this project:

Plantin Schoolbook cartridge-grass, page 69 cut at 2 inches

Locker Talk cartridge-slide, page 45 cut at 4 inches

Create a Critter cartridge-sun, page 58 cut at 2 1/2 inches

I would recommend using a light weight paper to cover over the cardboard. I really like this project because I can use both sides of the hanger for different purposes. I have more to come! I am in the process of making them now so I will post them this week. I hope you enjoy these!!!! Have a fantastic day! ;)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

On the first day of school I like for my students to have a little treat or surprise waiting for them on their desk. I usually fill these with 2 pencils, a bookmark, and some Smarties candy. One word of advice, if you have the Gypsy USE IT! I don't know why I didn't use mine! ;) Weld the letters together and add the word welcome prior to cutting it out. It becomes a little painstaking trying to glue each and every letter down onto the apple LOL! Another thought-you could also put "Welcome to Ms./Mr. _____ Class!" on the apple.

Materials used for this project:

Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge for the pocket (listed on page 113 -cut at 8 inches)

Makin' the Grade cartridge for the apple (listed on page 120-cut at 2 1/2 inches)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ok...so I must be on a reduse, reuse, and recycle kick this week! My husband and I love cashews, nuts, etc., and I buy them frequently. When I went to throw away the can I realized that I could use it to store glue sticks. It is the perfect size!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Teachers will receive an additional 10% off their entire purchase including sale items at Micheals every Friday. Just present your educator ID every Friday from now through September 24th. Also if you purchase a Cricut Expression or a YUDU machine, Provo Craft will donate one to the school of your choice plus have an opportunity to win a classroom makeover! Run to your nearest Michaels store this coming Friday!!!! ;)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Doesn't it always seem like your students never have a pencil handy? Well I have a solution for you! I keep two pencil containers by my classroom door close to the pencil sharpener. One container reads "Please sharpen" and the other one reads "Sharpened and ready to go!". I like to reuse, reduce, and recycle so I use the Crystal Light, or off brand name drink containers. They are the perfect size for pencils!

MATERIALS USED FOR PROJECT:

2 empty drink mix cans

Locker Talk Cartridge

DCWV Grade School paper

ATG 714 gun

2-way glue pen

Pre-made colored tags (you could also use the Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge for these)

String

Computer (I used the Comic Sans font to print the words for the pencils)

If my students do not have a pencil for the day, they may use one from the sharpened pencil container but they must sharpen a pencil at the end of the day to replace the one they borrowed. I also have a student check the pencil containers daily to make sure we are ready to go for the next day. I hope you like them. Have a great day!!! ;)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Not sure how to organize classwork assignments and important information for students who are absent? Take some file folders (with or without tabs or pockets) and create a "While you were out" folder to help collect missed classwork and information for students. When my students return back to school they collect their missed assignments and place it into their homework folder. They have five days to complete the missed work. This simple tip has helped save me a lot of time! I laminate my folders so they last longer.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Not sure what to do with those large empty coffee cans? Well, recycle them! I used the Locker Talk cartridge to help me create this ruler container. I think it turned out really cute.

MATERIALS USED:

Locker Talk cartridge

DCWV Grade School Stock

Large coffee can

ribbon

Diamond Stickles

Zip Dry adhesive

Close to my Heart black ink pad

Black gel pen

I plan on using this to store all of my classroom rulers. I think this is a much easier storage solution than putting them in a drawer. Students will have easy access for their tools. Hope you enjoy it!! Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! Have a great day ;)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Jo-Ann Fabrics offers a Teacher Rewards discount card to all certified teachers. You recieve 15% off of every purchase you make (total sales purchase) at both the store and online. The rewards program offers the following:

Free discount card for 15% off every purchase* from September 1 to August 31

Bonus coupon for 20% off any one total purchase when you enroll or re-enroll in the program

More of our popular, money-saving coupons as a Jo-Ann Preferred Customer.

I can't tell you how many times I have used my card! It comes in handy when purchasing anything at Jo-Ann Fabrics. They also allow you to use a 40% OR 50% off coupon in addition to the teacher rewards card. It truly can save you money.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

This is my first blog entry on my newest blog site and I am very excited about sharing some ideas and projects with other educators!! I love my Cricut Expression not only for card making and scrapbooking but I use it even more when it comes to my classroom. I am not a patient person and when I want to start decorating my classroom I don't have to wait to use the school's die cutting machine. I love having the tools to help enhance my classroom environment. Provocraft has provided cartridges that contain a wide variety of letters and shapes that I can use for my bulletin boards and classroom decorations. I have posted a few pictures of my classroom from last year to show how I have been able to create titles for just about anything! I hope you enjoy this blog and please feel free to join and/or leave comments! Have a great day!!!!

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